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In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.
(A) between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote
(B) among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting
(C) between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting
(D) among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote
(E) between explaining archaeology's value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
Concepts tested here:Parallelism + Idioms• All elements in a list must be parallel.
• “between” is used for comparing two elements, and “among” is used for comparing more than two elements.
A: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism among “explanation…archaeology”, “revealing…cultures”, and “to promote…sites”; please remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Further, Option A incorrectly uses “between” rather than “among” to compare more than two elements; please remember, “between” is used for comparing two elements, and “among” is used for comparing more than two elements.
B: Correct. This answer choice maintains parallelism among “explaining the value…archaeology”, “revealing the mysteries…cultures”, and “promoting…sites”. Further, Option B correctly uses “among” to compare more than two elements.
C: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism among “explaining…archaeology”, “revealing…cultures”, and “when promoting…sites”; please remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Further, Option C incorrectly uses “between” rather than “among” to compare more than two elements; please remember, “between” is used for comparing two elements, and “among” is used for comparing more than two elements.
D: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism among “explaining…archaeology”, “the revelation of…cultures”, and “to promote…sites”; please remember, all elements in a list must be parallel.
E: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism among “explaining…archaeology”, “in the revealing…cultures”, and “in promoting…sites”; please remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Further, Option E incorrectly uses “between” rather than “among” to compare more than two elements; please remember, “between” is used for comparing two elements, and “among” is used for comparing more than two elements.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.To understand the concept of "Between" vs "Among" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
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Experts' Global Team
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